Capital punishment in Utah

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Utah. Utah was the first state to resume executions after the 1972-1976 national moratorium on capital punishment ended with Gregg v. Georgia, when Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad in 1977. Utah is one of only two states to have ever carried out executions by firing squad, and the only one to do so after the moratorium ended.

Capital punishment in Utah

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Utah. Utah was the first state to resume executions after the 1972-1976 national moratorium on capital punishment ended with Gregg v. Georgia, when Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad in 1977. Utah is one of only two states to have ever carried out executions by firing squad, and the only one to do so after the moratorium ended.